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THE GREAT RACE - THE STORY OF THE CHINESE ZODIAC Opens at Honolulu Theatre For Youth


by Stephi Wild - April 09, 2024

Honolulu Theatre for Youth has announced the world premiere of a new play titled, The Great Race- The Story of the Chinese Zodiac, written by Reiko Ho....

NOTHING MICRO ABOUT MICRONESIA Comes to Honolulu Theatre for Youth This Month


by Stephi Wild - March 12, 2024

Honolulu Theatre for Youth has announced tthe world premiere of a new play titled, Nothing Micro about Micronesia created by Leilani Chan and Ova Saopeng of TeAda Productions. ...

2024 POETRY OUT LOUD State Finals Announced By Honolulu Theatre For Youth And The Hawai'i State Foundation On Culture And The Arts


by A.A. Cristi - February 12, 2024

Honolulu Theatre for Youth and the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts announce the 2024 Poetry Out Loud State Finals....

Honolulu Theatre For Youth Will Perform the World Premiere of SUPER AUNTY


by Stephi Wild - January 04, 2024

 Honolulu Theatre for Youth has announced the world premiere of a new musical titled, Super Aunty, written by Lee Cataluna with music by Sean-Joseph Choo. Learn more about the show here!...

Kumu Kahua Theatre Launches 2024 Directing Course


by Stephi Wild - December 13, 2023

Kumu Kahua Theatre is accepting applicants for a new directing course, the latest offering from its STAGES educational series presented free of charge for the community. ...

Honolulu Theatre For Youthʻs CHRISTMAS TALK STORY Returns To The Stage


by Stephi Wild - November 07, 2023

Honolulu Theatre for Youth has announcedthe return of Christmas Talk Story. The HTY holiday favorite began in 1998 as a collaboration between author Gary Pak and playwright, Y York. The original production was titled Holiday Wrappings and was performed during the 1999-2000 season. ...

Honolulu Theatre For Youth Announces Opening of UNDER THE BLUE


by Blair Ingenthron - October 14, 2023

Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) has announced the opening of Under the Blue by Danica Rosengren and The HTY Ensemble. The show was created in collaboration with Capitol Modern, formerly known as The Hawai'i State Art Museum. Get all the details here!...

Honolulu Theatre for Youth and the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Launch 2023 Poetry Out Loud Competition


by Stephi Wild - September 08, 2023

Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) and the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) invite high school students throughout Hawai’i to participate in Poetry Out Loud! Learn more about the program and how to participate here!...

Honolulu Theatre for Youth Performs World Premiere of THE ROYAL SCHOOL


by Stephi Wild - August 30, 2023

Honolulu Theatre for Youth has announced the world premiere of The Royal School by Moses Goods and Lee Cataluna. The production brings to life a time when Hawaiian leaders Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V, Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Queen Lili`uokalani, Queen Emma, and King Kalakaua were together as children...

THE CARP WHO WOULD NOT QUIT Opens Honolulu Theatre for Youthʻs 69th Season


by Stephi Wild - August 04, 2023

 Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) opens its 69th season with an all new, revamped version of The Carp Who Would Not Quit and Other Animal Stories, by Reiko Ho and The HTY Ensemble. The show includes re-tellings of traditional fables from Japan and Okinawa that teach important lessons of perseverance...

Past Shows

Rainbow
1/17 - 2/8/2020


Tenney Theatre: Rainbow...

Love
12/6 - 12/14/2019


Finegan Kruckemeyer; dir: Eric Johnson....


adapt: Mark Branner; book: Bette Bao Lord; dir: Eric Johnson....

Shhhhh
10/12 - 10/19/2019


Annie Cusick Wood; dir: Annie Cusick Wood. World Premiere...

The Adventures of Pinocchio
4/12 - 5/18/2019


Described as a family musical it is based on Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of a wooden puppet longing to be a real boy. Carved out ...

Home of the Brave
2/8 - 2/23/2019


Lila Rose Kaplan; dir: Sean Daniels....


In this vaudevillian romp, Elephant and Piggie sing and dance their way through plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense....


Mo Williams; music: Deborah Wicks La Puma. World Premiere...


Moses Goods. World Premiere...

Sparkle
10/13 - 10/20/2018


Annie Cusick Wood. World Premiere...

Little Big Eye
3/3 - 6/10/2018


Kathleen Doyle; dir: Kathleen Doyle. Tenney Theatre:...

Kinolau
2/9 - 2/17/2018


Moses Goods and friends; dir: Moses Goods. Tenney Theatre:...

The Red Balloon
1/12 - 1/27/2018


A first in family programming for Black Swan and a much anticipated school holiday and family special – one for all to enjoy. On his ...

Masters of the Currents
10/13 - 10/21/2017


TeAda Productions. World Premiere...

The Ballad of Mu Lan
8/25 - 9/30/2017


Alvin Chan; dir: Eric Johnson. World Premiere...

Thumbelina
4/7 - 5/13/2017


Part of the Childrens Theatre Program's 25th Season. For tickets and more information, visit the website....

Home
2/11 - 2/25/2017


Annie Cusick Wood. Tenney Theatre:...


Finegan Kruckemeyer. Tenney Theatre:...

A Plantation Celebration
11/25 - 12/17/2016


Mark Lutwak. World Premiere...

A Plantation Celebration
11/25 - 12/17/2016


Mark Lutwak. World Premiere...

Can You Hear My Hands?
10/14 - 11/12/2016


Ed Chevy. World Premiere...

Can You Hear My Hands?
10/14 - 11/12/2016


Ed Chevy. World Premiere...


Created by the HTY Company ; dir: Eric Johnson....

The Story of Water and Hawai'i


We drink it, play in it, depend on it, but do we understand the stories and the science behind this important substance? This musical explores ...

Mud Pies and Magic


Can a great-grandmother teach her germ-phobic great-granddaughter the joys of making mud pies? What chance does a hyperactive troublemaker have of getting his older uncle ...

Rudolf's Reindeer Games


We ring in the holidays with an interactive comedy extravaganza built in collaboration with some of Honolulu's best improvisers and friends. Packed with sing-alongs, games, ...

Duke
Duke
11/14


Hawai'i's greatest athlete and the grandfather of modern surfing, Duke Kahanamoku is unquestionably one of the most important and beloved figures in Hawaiian history. HTY ...

Anime Alice and Her Adventures in Wonderland


In celebration of the 150th anniversary of this classic story, the creative team for Anime Momotaro and A Bollywood Robin Hood will create an original ...

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


Inspired by her father's stories and folktales, Minli sets off to change her family's fortune. With the help of a talking gold fish and a ...

Happy
Happy
2/14 - 2/28/2015


Created by the artist who brought you Blue, Auntie Martha and the Nene and Peter Rabbit, this age appropriate experience focuses on what makes us ...

The Tiny Tree


Created to engage our youngest audiences by one of our most daring and innovative theatre artists, this short, interactive show explores what tiny trees and ...

Suzette Who Set to Sea
Suzette Who Set to Sea
1/16 - 2/7/2015


In a small seaside village where men build boats and women do not, young Suzette longs for life on the sea. This imaginative tale of ...

Rock'n the Holidays with Rakugo!


Rakugo is an ancient style of Japanese storytelling currently making a comeback in contemporary Japan. See what happens when this ancient style mixes with classic ...

Ku A Mo'o
Ku A Mo'o
10/17 - 11/8/2014


Mo'o, the skin-changing lizard-bodied guardians of old Hawai'i, are fierce protectors of land and water. Bu what happens when a Mo'o is separated from its ...

A Bollywood Robin Hood
A Bollywood Robin Hood
8/15 - 10/4/2014


Sherwood Forest has never sparkled so bright! This new musical adaptation of our favorite outlaw story mixes traditional Indian dance and theatrical techniques with the ...

Grinds
Grinds
4/4 - 5/10/2014


Why do we eat what we eat? Where do we grow what we eat? Why does that even matter? This musical romp through Hawaii's favorite ...


dir: Eric Johnson. World Premiere...

Icarus Fights the Minotaur
Icarus Fights the Minotaur
2/21 - 3/22/2014


Surprises abound when one of HTY's most popular playwrights riffs on the most famous Greek myth. What if the story you've heard about Icarus disobeying ...

Peter Rabbit and the Garden
Peter Rabbit and the Garden
2/22 - 3/8/2014


Peter Rabbit loves veggies more than anything, but can this impulsive rabbit learn some manners before he gets into big trouble? This interactive version of ...

Auntie Martha and the Nene (Goose)


Auntie Martha lives alone by the beach and she doesn't need anyone. One day, an unexpected visit from a goose changes her life forever. Created ...

Auntie Martha and the Nene
1/10 - 2/1/2014


Tenney Theatre: Jay Manley, Gill Robertson, Annie Wood Cusick; dir: Annie Wood Cusick....

Nothing is the Same
Nothing is the Same
11/29 - 12/14/2013


On December 7, 1941 the lives of four 11 year-olds living on O'ahu are changed forever when Japanese planes, on their way to Pearl Harbor, ...

Lono's Journey
Lono's Journey
10/18 - 11/9/2013


Lonoikamakahiki! We celebrate the beginning of the Hawaiian New Year by bringing new life to old artifacts through storytelling. This age-appropriate performance incorporates Hawaiian language, ...

A Korean Cinderella
A Korean Cinderella
8/23 - 9/21/2013


Alvin Chan; dir: Eric Johnson....

Charlotte's Web
4/5 - 5/11/2013


TenneyTheatre: - adapt: Joseph Robinette; dir: Eric Johnson....

Call it Courage
2/15 - 3/9/2013


TenneyTheatre: - adapt: HTY Company ; dir: Eric Johnson....

Musubi Man
2/23 - 3/9/2013


TenneyTheatre: - Lee Cataluna; dir: Alvin Chan....

Rap's Hawaii
1/11 - 1/26/2013


TenneyTheatre: - Rap Reiplinger; dir: Harry Wong....

May Day is Lei Day!
May Day is Lei Day!
3/31 - 5/12/2012


May Day is Lei Day is an interactive celebration of one of Hawaii's most wonderfully popular traditions. Our production focuses on many native Hawaiian practices ...

May Day is Lei Day
3/30 - 5/5/2012

Blue
Blue
3/3 - 3/17/2012


Meet Blue. Happy in his blue world. This is a simple story of what happens one day when color comes into his life. The show ...

The Lion Dancer
1/20 - 2/18/2012


Ansen has a love-hate relationship with his Chinese heritage, not to mention his eccentric and demanding father. When his best friend Loni Jones talks him ...

The Lion Dancer
The Lion Dancer
1/21 - 2/18/2012


Ansen has a love-hate relationship with his Chinese heritage, not to mention his eccentric and demanding father. When his best friend Loni Jones talks him ...

Tasi's Gift: The Tale of a Samoan Bowl


This touching story of selfless giving brings together Samoan song, dance and design. A young girl learns to carve traditional bowls from her Grandfather and ...

Poetry Fever
Poetry Fever
10/15 - 11/5/2011


Writing selected from 10 years of Hawaii's Star Poets! From local culture to school lunch this show springs forth with literary flare and humor, invoking ...

Anime Momotaro
Anime Momotaro
8/27 - 10/1/2011


This exciting and original staging of Japan's most famous folktale brings new life to the story of a boy who sprang from a peach. Drawing ...

Videos


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Maui OnStage (7/12 - 8/4)
Junie B Jones the Musical JR in Hawaii Junie B Jones the Musical JR
Maui OnStage (5/4 - 5/12)
Kiss Me, Kate in Hawaii Kiss Me, Kate
Diamond Head Theatre (4/5 - 4/27)
Happily Eva Afta in Hawaii Happily Eva Afta
Manoa Valley Theatre (6/27 - 7/14)
Eva Hamok (Haunting Eva) in Hawaii Eva Hamok (Haunting Eva)
UHM Kennedy Theatre (4/20 - 4/27)
The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves in Hawaii The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves
UHM Kennedy Theatre (4/19 - 4/28)
Medea / Antigone Now in Hawaii Medea / Antigone Now
Paliku Theatre (4/26 - 5/5)
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